diff --git a/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c b/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c
index bcbcaa924c12..16f9bbb43a54 100644
--- a/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static int snd_gf1_pcm_playback_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	bpos = get_bpos(pcmp, voice, pos, len);
 	if (bpos < 0)
-		return pos;
+		return bpos;
 	if (copy_from_iter(runtime->dma_area + bpos, len, src) != len)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	return playback_copy_ack(substream, bpos, len);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static int snd_gf1_pcm_playback_silence(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	
 	bpos = get_bpos(pcmp, voice, pos, len);
 	if (bpos < 0)
-		return pos;
+		return bpos;
 	snd_pcm_format_set_silence(runtime->format, runtime->dma_area + bpos,
 				   bytes_to_samples(runtime, count));
 	return playback_copy_ack(substream, bpos, len);